The Speeches of Henry Clay, Հատոր 2A. S. Barnes & Company, 1857 |
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... cause to regret its destruction . The adminis- tration of it was uncommonly able ; and one is at a loss which most to admire , the imperturbable temper or the wisdom of its enlightened presi- dent . No country can possibly possess a ...
... cause to regret its destruction . The adminis- tration of it was uncommonly able ; and one is at a loss which most to admire , the imperturbable temper or the wisdom of its enlightened presi- dent . No country can possibly possess a ...
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... cause , may dismiss the incumbent ? Let us examine the nature of this power . It is exercised in the recesses of the executive mansion , perhaps upon secret information . The accused officer is not present nor heard , nor confronted ...
... cause , may dismiss the incumbent ? Let us examine the nature of this power . It is exercised in the recesses of the executive mansion , perhaps upon secret information . The accused officer is not present nor heard , nor confronted ...
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... cause , and without any reasons publicly assigned or avowed for the dismission , and which excludes Congress from all authority to legislate against the tremendous conse- quences of such a vast power . No such clause has been shown ...
... cause , and without any reasons publicly assigned or avowed for the dismission , and which excludes Congress from all authority to legislate against the tremendous conse- quences of such a vast power . No such clause has been shown ...
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... cause to lament our present confidence and want of foresight ? " In the early stages , and during a considerable portion of the debate , the prevailing opinion seemed so be , not that the president was invested by the Constitution with ...
... cause to lament our present confidence and want of foresight ? " In the early stages , and during a considerable portion of the debate , the prevailing opinion seemed so be , not that the president was invested by the Constitution with ...
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... cause . The amendment , however , does not reach those classes of officers . And supposing , as I do , that the legislative authority is competent to regulate the exercise of the power of dismission , there can be no just cause to ...
... cause . The amendment , however , does not reach those classes of officers . And supposing , as I do , that the legislative authority is competent to regulate the exercise of the power of dismission , there can be no just cause to ...
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Էջ 51 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Էջ 56 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish them weekly, except such parts as may require secrecy: And the yeas and nays of the members, on any question, shall, at the desire of any two of them, be entered on the journals.
Էջ 98 - Both the constitutionality and the expediency of the law creating this bank are well questioned by a large portion of our fellow-citizens, and it must be admitted by all that it has failed in the great end of establishing a uniform and sound currency.
Էջ 235 - Instead of reproaching us with a want of constitutional power to make an equitable and just distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands among all the states...
Էջ 294 - ... such a trust, lie down, and place my body across the path that leads my country to prosperity and happiness. This is a sort of courage widely different from that which a man may display in his private conduct and personal relations. Personal or private courage is totally distinct from that higher and nobler courage which prompts the patriot to offer himself a voluntary sacrifice to his country's good.
Էջ 27 - I now rise, in pursuance of the notice which has been given, to ask leave to introduce a bill to appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting land to certain States.
Էջ 497 - Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila; (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same;) thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until It empties into the Rio Colorado ; thence across the Bio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California,...
Էջ 41 - Houses at their last session, acting separately, passed resolutions "that the independence of Texas ought to be acknowledged by the United States whenever satisfactory information should be received that it had in successful operation a civil government capable of performing the duties and fulfilling the obligations of an independent power.
Էջ 99 - Entertaining the opinions heretofore expressed in relation to the Bank of the United States, as at present organized, I felt it my duty, in my former messages, frankly to disclose them, in order that the attention of the legislature and the people should be seasonably directed to that important subject, and that it might be considered and finally disposed of in a manner best calculated to promote the ends of the Constitution and subserve the public interests.
Էջ 255 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States, as have become or shall become members of the confederation or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.